Maggie... There are options. First, why are you using Goosync instead of Google sync? Goosync is third party, Google sync is by Google. Next, see my other comments below, in red:
On Sun, Nov 21, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Maggie in Visalia <onykoph...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Back to my palm pilot drama... I use it for business, that makes it > nail-related, which totally justifies my posting here, which totally makes > MY Palm Pilot drama YOUR problem too! > *heh....not really.* > So HAH! > > Y'all might recall that my last bit of complaining centered around what > DEVICE to replace my Palm with. After much discussing, and some plain > old-fashioned denial on my part (I just cannot accept that the perfect thing > existed 10 years ago and has vanished from the face of the earth)-- I > reluctantly conceded that an ipod touch was probably the closest I was going > to get without increasing my monthly cell phone bill by $40-60. Which is > just so ludicrously, ridiculously, annoyingly UNNECCESSARY that, really, > it's best if we don't go there. > > What I WANT (!!!! What I WANT is a new $(#*!!!*#ing Palm Pilot!) > *I have a never-used Palm Centro. Doesn't have wifi, but you could plug it in to the pc to sync it. $50 bucks and shipping and it's yours.* > But, sucking it up and (pretending) accepting that that is not feasible > (yes, I could purchase another Palm Pilot, but am not going to risk the > investment on something "refurbished") ... ok, so the (most) ideal solution > would be to go out and pick up a fancy smart phone and just not activate it > as a phone. > *Refurb'd units are often better than brand new, in that they've been tested and retested and "refurbished" to be better than starters, something to consider.... open your mind.* > > Unfortunately, after exhaustive Internet searching and futile personal > interviews, it seems that it is not possible to simply purchase a device > from a store without activating both the phone function AND adding a > corresponding data plan. > *Not true, but it does take some sweet talking.. tell them you're buying > it as a gift, or order it online. It will come UNACTIVATED. You can turn the > device on and turn OFF the mobile network function. Wah-lah, you'll never > connect to the mobile network. You will, however, need to wifi or PC old > fashioned cable sync to get your data to move back and forth. The catch is > that if you buy an unlocked version you're going to pay more.* > * * > I currently pay $25 a month for my cell phone service. It suits my needs > just fine. There is NO EARTHLY REASON for me to A. Change cell carriers and > B. pay an ADDITIONAL $40-60 a MONTH (in perpetuity) for a service that I do > not need. > *Sprint has EVERYTHING plans for $69 a month with many corporate discounts up to 25%, I'm sure you know someone who can refer you. And apparently there IS a reason for you to change - you need results that you're not currently getting, no?* > > AND... the best I've been able to discern is that simply buying one of > these phones from Ebay or off of someone who didn't like theirs or has > already upgraded, means that I would not be able to access the > calendar/contacts functions of the device? And that, despite several of > these devices being equiped with wifi connectivity, somehow that won't work > if the device isn't activated on a plan? Which means there might be no way > to sync an unactivated device to a computer for backup? > *I am using my Evo right this minute, with NO data connection. I made a change on my calendar and it showed up on my online calendar via wifi. * > > If I could even access the functions. > > Nobody seems to have a definitive answer for me on this. (I know I can can > still use one of my client's old Blackberries though... another issue > entirely.) > > Ok. So I did it finally. I broke down. I grabbed my checkbook last > Wednesday and marched my butt to the local Costco-- which I've already had > several "run-ins" with this year. > > I swear! I'm about to stand outside that dang store and burn my Costco > card. > > Just last week they had the 4th generation ipod touch 32gb for $247. They > retail for $299. So I was all about saving the $50 bucks if I had to get an > ipod. (yes, everyone loves listening to me whine that I "have" to buy an > ipod.) BUT! When I arrived, they only had the 64gb iTouches. > > I am NOT spending $379 for this thing. Costco can bite me. So I bought my > printer ink and photo paper and wandered the aisles muttering under my > breath like a crazy woman about how I don't even want one anyway-- meanwhile > taking notice of the TWO (count them, TWO!) pallets of iPod Touches that are > stacked 30 feet above my head. > > So as I was leaving the store I made the HUGE MISTAKE of stopping by the > customer service desk to ask when they expected to have the itouches "back > in stock" (which, seeing as how there are 2 pallets of the things clearly > visible, I'm not sure I'm willing to accept that they are even currently OUT > of stock.) > > Patty smiled at me and typed something into her computer. I assumed she > typed "ipod" seeing as how that's what we were looking for. Then she > wrinkled up her brow and looked confused while she stared at her screen and > repeatedly uttered the words, "it don't show me nothing." > > After a few futile attempts at retyping her request and the computer > continuing "not to show her nothing" she looked up at me, perplexed, and > asked if it might be under something else? > > I can't believe that Costco's inventory software doesn't search by keyword, > but [shrug] I've been having irritating and disappointing confrontations > with Costco all year so I offered up the possibility of the item being > listed under "apple." > > Which resulted in the expected apple juices, apple ciders, apple pies.... > so she went back to typing in what I continued to assume was "ipod." > > It, once again, "didn't show her nothing" so this time she turned her > monitor around so I could see it. > > Not surprisingly, there were no results for "ipot." > > By the time we actually got around to searching for "ipod" the only thing > saving Patty was the fact that although she was STUPID, she was, at least, > nice about it. Nevertheless, she still was unable to find the answer to my > actual question. > > *Not a fan of 'Ipot", "Ipod" or anything of the APPLE variety...can't help you here... I like FREE open source, not contro**l. I do have an iPod touch available to me, but I don't like using it.* * * > So I went to Best Buy. Where I initially thought I'd found a perfectly > acceptable alternative to an "ipot" (wtf? Seriously?) in a tablet device-- > but WOW! Is that a whole other little side adventure. > 2 days later I returned to Best Buy, returned the POS tablet device, gave > them an ADDITIONAL $73 and walked out with a shiny new 4th generation 32gb > iPod Touch. > I even figured out how to configure my wireless network at the salon and > sync the itouch to my Google calendar.Pretty cool. > Or-- it would be, if I actually had my schedule ON Google Calendar. Or even > Yahoo calendar. > I used to be able to sync my Palm Pilot to my Yahoo calendar. But then, at > the time, it intereferred with syncing the Palm to some other website so I > deleted the software that allowed me to do it. I don't use my Yahoo calendar > for jack and attempts to sync Google and the Palm via Goosync have proven > fruitless and somewhat disastrous for my relationship with the BF who > doesn't understand why this is so important to me (he lives without a cell > phone at all, mind you) or why failure means he has to duck knives. > So I thought, "fine. I'll just sync the Palm to Yahoo." But Yahoo has > changed it's calendar. I can no longer figure out how to do this. Many > searches result in "just export your calendar from you Palm Pilot and then > import the .dba file to Yahoo calendar using the import/export function on > the options page of Yahoo calendar." There... is.... no.... such.... page. > Seriously. I made Matt look for it. (He's way calmer and better at > technology than I am.) > So I finally just sat down and hand transferred all my appoinments for the > rest of this year into my Goolge calendar and it will sync up just fine when > I'm back where the itouch can wifi itself to Google. > > But what about my contacts? I have 6 years of names, phone numbers, > addresses, birthdays, anniversaries, notes on preferred products and > services and NOTES NOTES NOTES on everyone I have touched for the last 6 > years and whether or not I ever want to see them again > I am so not entering all that information in by hand. > So. > I desperately need to know how to use Goosync to sync my palm pilot > Tungsten C which runs Palm OS 4.1 to my Google calendar OR how to sync the > Palm to Yahoo. I am not picky, either calendar/contacts will suit me fine. > *---> You need to export the data then import to Yahoo or Google. I prefer > Google because Yahoo just sucks. Period. Everything is going Google anyway, > get on the bandwagon.* > > How to share your schedule information between Palm Pilot and > Yahoo!<http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/calendar/sync/sync-01.html;_ylt=Ai6dugkjE6EnaSvnTj7g3Ft3RSN4> > > In the meantime... is/are there any "apps" from the apple app-store that > would make scheduling and contacts easier on the ipod than the "stock" > software? I am particularly irritated that I am unable to set appointments > to repeat at intervals OTHER than weekly, every two weeks. I need to be able > to set them every 3 or 4 weeks. Yeah, I can do it on Google/Yahoo and then > it transfers-- but it'd be so much easier if I could just do it on the > device. > *Good luck with this one, I haven't found any apps that allow this, I just do it on the PC and sync it over. I and countless other Android (and other countless OS users want this functionality, too)* > > Also, I loved the Palm address book because it gave me up to 4 (I think 4) > fields that I could customize. So I have a place for each client's first > service date with me, what that service was and what products we used and > who referred them. That's in addition to being able to write a bunch of > notes about them. AND I'm able to categorize my contacts into groups-- like > "clients," "innactive clients," "DKA" (didn't keep appointment, so I know > who owes me money before I'll book them again,) and "DNR" (do not rebook, > for the slobs who have burnt their last bridge with me.) > > Can I do this with the itouch too? I haven't figured out how. > > Is the ipod touch REALLY the best option currently available? I REALLY > can't use a nice, Android phone without a service plan of any sort? > *Ipod touch is NOT the best option currently available, but opinions will vary. This is mine. Good luck - looks like you just need to search a little harder...and try some message boards. I will warn you, you're a bit windy - and they don't generally tolerate that well on message boards, so leave out all the drama and just ask your questions. :)* BF > > > > > > > > > Maggie Franklin: > Owner & Artist, The Art of Nailz <http://artofnailz.info/>, Visalia CA > * "Visionary rebel dreamer; obviously way ahead of my time." > *Maggie Rants [and rav...@nails Magazine <http://blogs.nailsmag.com/maggie/> > Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/onykophile> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NailTech" group. > To post to this group, send email to nailt...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nailtech+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<nailtech%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nailtech?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NailTech" group. 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